Brian,

Thanks for the report on the "Green" Snowy, we appreciate the update. Sounds
like you had a great day birding. All of us desk jockeies are jealous.

Mike



>Today, 10 Nov, at 12:15 at the west 90 there were:
>
>7 Snowy Owls, 4 along the fence south of the barn, 2 in the field west
>of the barn, and 1 in the field northwest of the shed. The 4 along the
>fence included the one marked with green paint (released by Seattle Zoo)
>for which I managed to get pictures.
>4 Bald Eagles
>3 Northern Harriers
>4 Rough-legged Hawks
>2 Red-tailed Hawks
>5 Short-eared Owls - flying and perching
>1 Northern Shrike
>about 20 Black-bellied Plovers
>200+ Dunlin
>
>At 1315 along Field Road about 100 yards from where it turns to the east
>just south of the Norm Nelson Potato operation was a grey morph
>Gyrfalcon. It was perched on the cross-arm on one of the poles along the
>road, and then flew to the southeast and landed in on of the bare
>cottonwood trees across the field.
>
>Earlier in the day, about 1030, there were approximately 2-3,000 Snow
>Geese along Fir Island Road in the field south of the road and east of
>the tree where the Black-crowned Night Herons perch.
>
>Brian H. Bell
>Woodinville
>(206) 485-8058
>
>
Mike Waller
Manager of Operations
Woodland Park Zoo
5500 Phinney Avenue N.
Seattle, WA 98103
ph: (206)684-4057
fax:(206)684-4817
e-mail: mwaller at wolfenet.com